Letter
Danl. Butterfield to Joseph Hooker, December 16, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
December 16, 1862.
December 16, 1862—12.42 a. m. Major-General HOOKER:
GENERAL: Since writing you, a few moments since, I learn that General Sykes’ division has encamped on the ground near Falmouth where his troops were the day of the bombardment and of our movement on Fredericksburg. I have thought proper to advise you thus, as it may influence your decision or orders as to where I should assemble my corps. Will you please communicate instructions by bearer, and oblige,
Very respectfully, yours, &c.,
DANL. BUTTERFIELD,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
(Inclosure No. 22.]
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
(Inclosure No. 22.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: Brigadier General Butterfield informs Major-General Hooker of General Sykes' division encampment near Falmouth and requests instructions on where to assemble the Fifth Army Corps.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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